Posted by Bill LL on July 28, 2005, at 12:05:39
In reply to Might a stimulant help?, posted by Racer on July 26, 2005, at 13:50:24
I think the addition of a stimulant could increase your motivation. On the other hand, I think they usually decrease one's appetite. Would that be a problem since your are anorexic?
> Right now, what I'm fighting isn't so much depression, as total and complete amotivation. I can hardly manage to walk across the room, it feels like! I find myself just sitting here in front of the computer, idling away the day, just because I can't quite manage to do anything else... Even reading is often more energy than I really want to put into anything...
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> I'm taking 60mg Cymbalta -- which is my suspect in causing this -- 300mg Wellbutrin XL, and 100mg Provigil. My dx is major depression, anxiety, anorexia.
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> Any thoughts on stimulants to increase motivation? If so, any recommendations?
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> I just know SOMETHING has to change -- and soon. Right now, I'm "racing" so slowly I may as well go back to bed!
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> Thanks.
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